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Western Blot Protein Test

Kansas rates for HCPCS 84181

A laboratory test that uses a technique called a Western blot to detect a specific protein in a sample of blood or other body fluid. It is often used to confirm the results of an earlier screening test, such as one used to check for a particular infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Western Blot Protein Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$14.79 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$20.42 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $16 to $78Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $31
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $39professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$34.67

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $17.78 · 30th of 51
SD $33.88MD $12.88

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.